The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised . The text conformable to that of the edition of 1611, commonly known as the Authorized or King James' version. Marginal references
Added t.p. illustrated in colors: Pictorial family Bible.
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From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P95.13.2.
Two photographs of a man; Christian Endeavor Day for 1932; sheet with name of Gertrude H. Shlereth, Talmage, Lan. Co., Pa., and three other names in pencil; and a photcopy of two pages of Joseph McGlaughlin's account book with list of patrons including John Shlereth removed and placed in Heritage Center acquisitions file.
Shlereth family genealogy, 1856-1896.
Full blind-tooled leather binding with gilt title on front cover and spine; gilded pattern on inside edge of covers, and gilded edges.
Contents
Preface -- An introductory history of the manuscript and early printed edtions of the Holy Bible -- The temple library and school at Nippur, Babylonia : from Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century / by H.V. Hilprecht -- The names and order of all the books of the Old and New Testaments -- Contents of the books of the Old and New Testaments -- A key to the correct pronunciation of the scripture proper names contained in the 20th century edition of the self-pronouncing Bible -- A comprehensive and illustrated history of the books of the Old and New Testaments ... / by Alfred Nevin --Gallery of scripture illustrations -- Valuable chronological and miscellaneous tables... -- Historical illustrations of Bible text, derived from ancient coins and gems ... / A. l. Rawson -- A new self-pronouncing dictionary of the Bible / William Smith -- A self-pronouncing dictionary of scripture proper names and foreign words contained in the Bible / S. W. Williams -- A chronological index to the Holy Bible according to revisions of recent Chtristian chronologists... -- Four thousand questions and answers on the Old and New Testaments : intended to open up the scriptures for the use of students and Sunday-School teachers -- Evangelists and deacons, Mark, Luke Philip, Nicholas, Titus and Timotheus -- Betrayal and crucifixion of our saviour -- Concordance to the Old and New Testaments -- The Psallms of David in metre..
A treatise on the construction of the statues, 13 Eliz. c. 5, and 27 Eliz. c. 4 : relating to voluntary and fraudulent conveyances, and on the nature and force of different considerations of support deeds and other legal instruments, in the courts of law and equity
The justices and constables assistant : being a general collection of forms of practice, interspersed with various observations and directions, together with a number of adjudged cases, relative to the offices of justice of the peace and constable : with an appendix, containing a variety of useful forms of conveyancing